smith still suffering from those concussion-related symptoms and the second year guy out of nevada was awesome. kaepernick throwing for 243 yards, 2 touchdowns, no turnovers. beating 22-7. he liked enough to say he would go with the hot hand. right now, kaepernick apparently has the hotter hand. >> there's not going to be an announcement of the starting jobs. they both had the hot hand so to speak and we feel great about it. it's not one of those situations where you have the aging starting quarterback and everybody is claymoring for the quarterback. to me, it's the opposite of a controversy. everybody understands the competitive nature of the national football league and, you know, we'll make the best decision for our team. >> and that was coach harbaugh talking yesterday. >> alex smith certainly had a really great past two seasons. you can't take anything away from his talent. both of them. >> coach harbaugh got to san francisco. alex smith has been great. 26-1, his record as a starter the past two seasons took him to the nfc championship game. almost a super bowl, so this guy has be